Pigeon pea vs. Oatmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pigeon pea and oatmeal

Pigeon pea has more copper, fiber, folate, and potassium; however, oatmeal is higher in iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin A.
Oatmeal covers your daily iron needs 61% more than pigeon pea.
Oatmeal contains 6 times less potassium than pigeon pea. Pigeon pea contains 384mg of potassium, while oatmeal contains 61mg.
The glycemic index of oatmeal is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved).

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Pigeon pea

Oatmeal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+76.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+529.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+307.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+45.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+86%
Contains more IronIron	+436.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+11.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+72.4%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Pigeon pea

Oatmeal

Contains more FolateFolate

+152.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+78.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+264.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+287.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+480%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.317mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	1.11mg	5.96mg	61%
Copper	0.269mg	0.066mg	23%
Fiber	6.7g	1.7g	20%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.29mg	18%
Folate	111µg	44µg	17%
Vitamin B3	0.781mg	3.025mg	14%
Vitamin A	0µg	130µg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.215mg	12%
Potassium	384mg	61mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.26mg	10%
Protein	6.76g	2.37g	9%
Phosphorus	119mg	77mg	6%
Magnesium	46mg	26mg	5%
Selenium	2.9µg	5µg	4%
Calcium	43mg	80mg	4%
Carbs	23.25g	11.67g	4%
Starch		10.37g	4%
Calories	121kcal	68kcal	3%
Zinc	0.9mg	0.62mg	3%
Manganese	0.501mg	0.558mg	2%
Fats	0.38g	1.36g	2%
Sodium	5mg	49mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.205g	0.426g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.003g	0.391g	1%
Choline		4.7mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.083g	0.226g	1%
Net carbs	16.55g	9.97g	N/A
Sugar		0.46g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.07mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.319mg	0.317mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.4µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.003g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.04mg	0%
Threonine	0.239mg	0.083mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.245mg	0.105mg	0%
Leucine	0.483mg	0.2mg	0%
Lysine	0.474mg	0.135mg	0%
Methionine	0.076mg	0.04mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.579mg	0.13mg	0%
Valine	0.292mg	0.151mg	0%
Histidine	0.241mg	0.057mg	0%